{"product_id":"alternate-worlds-a-memoir-from-the-early-days-of-playing-and-making-magic-the-gathering-9798218888848","title":"Alternate Worlds: A Memoir From The Early Days Of Playing And Making Magic: the Gathering","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlternate Worlds is a Magic: the Gathering memoir written by Brian Schneider, one of the game's early R\u0026amp;D leads, about the fun and merit of growing up a gamer.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsider Alternate Worlds a love letter to Magic: the Gathering, to gamers, and to anyone who woke up one day and thought, \"I miss my friends.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf I were to summarize why this book exists, I'd say that I got pretty fed up with the cloning culture in the gaming industry and just wanted to make something that felt like the opposite of that.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI wanted to create something that felt loved, just to do it, and Alternate Worlds is that creation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book itself is a \"Magic deck\" of sixty short, delightful, stories -- all tales about lessons learned along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll profits from Alternate Worlds will be donated periodically to nonprofit organizations of the highest need.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchneider, Brian H.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Brian Schneider was an R\u0026amp;D lead for Magic: the Gathering during the design \u0026amp; development of the Kamigawa, Ravnica and Time Spiral blocks.While at Wizards of the Coast, he worked on many things Magic-related from Invasion through Lorwyn, and designed \u0026amp; developed titles for Harry Potter, Star Wars and the NBA.Since then, he has logged time as a startup leader across gaming, publishing and mental health.","brand":"Momimi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52197121491218,"sku":"9798218888848","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_62944681-6319-4b7a-bae3-b01eed7f0049.jpg?v=1776162878","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/alternate-worlds-a-memoir-from-the-early-days-of-playing-and-making-magic-the-gathering-9798218888848","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}